Iran's got a walking humanoid robot, too (update: video!)

Two years ago, Iranian students built Sorena, a white humanoid machine that reportedly wheeled about via remote control. For 2010, robots experts at Tehran University decided to update the creature -- and apparently, channel a little bit of Asimo. Surena 2 was unveiled by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this week, its purpose unknown. Named after a famous Persian warrior, the robot stands 4.7 feet tall, and can walk about slowly carrying its own weight of 99 pounds. Gulf News reports the robot will get vision and speech modules later on down the road. If it ends up conducting orchestras or performing show tunes, we'll be sure to keep you informed.

[shadowj0 Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:12AM]

Oh shit, Japan. It's on like Donkey Kong!

Ready??? FIGHT!!!

[General Reetard Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:34AM]

@shadowj0

dude with him conducting orchestras and whatnot...i dont think "its on"

engadget - please update me when this thing starts toting an AK.

The end is near.

[m66 Posted Jul 5th 2010 4:28AM]

@shadowj0
"purpose unknown"... sure sounds menacing. and at first, i thought it said "47 feet tall."

[Dante of the Inferno Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:16AM]

@HowardtheDuck

Oh please, if there's one place that you should fear an evil robot army coming out of, it's Iran. North Korea would make the list, but those "robots" would be made of logs and twigs.

[HowardtheDuck Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:18AM]

@HowardtheDuck

Yet. I forgot the vital word.

[manifest3r Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:23AM]

It's a WMD!

[linuxamp Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:27AM]

We have /got/ to get this guy and Asimo on BattleBots

[sortius Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:28AM]

@Dante of the Inferno I'd be worried about them coming from the us... if they weren't already....

[Banananaman Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:35AM]

I think it will be doing a little more than just conducting orchestras and performing show tunes...

[lanceuppercut Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:41AM]

but, but.. tony stark said it would be years before anyone else would be able to make their own iron man!

[jappleng Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:43AM]

@lanceuppercut Of course he says that because Iron Man is made of IRON. This here is made mostly out of chromium.

[xdeiri Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:47AM]

iran man

[Groundhawk Posted Jul 5th 2010 4:43AM]

@xdeiri Pfff, I've got more bones than that guy...

[Bumix Posted Jul 5th 2010 3:48AM]

Surena or Sorena? Choose one!

[VP BIte Me Posted Jul 5th 2010 4:07AM]

It's not based on Asimo, it looks more like it based on the AWESOM-O robot from South Park.

[Optimaximal Posted Jul 5th 2010 4:09AM]

Was I the only one who expected it to look like this?

http://bit.ly/bpLHI9 (SFW)

[tai376 Posted Jul 5th 2010 4:26AM]

I think you guys meant Asimov ;-)

[elong21 Posted Jul 5th 2010 5:42AM]

@tai376
ASIMO is Honda's robot which is what I believe the article is comparing it to while ASIMOV is the author of I,Robot which is a book of short stories, one of them which contains the famous Three Laws of Robotics.

[versionII Posted Jul 5th 2010 4:47AM]

engadget... you made a spelling boo-boo

[DefPoet Posted Jul 5th 2010 4:58AM]

@tobsmonster2
Also. In some countries even if you Google something you get censor the results

[vtoast Posted Jul 5th 2010 5:14AM]

Haha, it should only take them 50,000yrs to ketch the Asian Robots that can carry things up stairs, & can actually think for themselves!

[tjfennel Posted Jul 5th 2010 5:22AM]

"Let's name our robot 'SURENDA' so when our enemies see our robot on the battlefield, that's what they'll do! Bwahaha"

"No no no, idiot. If we do that, how can we mask it as a peaceful device so that none of the other countries suspect we're building a deadly robot army?"

"How about we just drop the 'D', then?"

[Pavelz Posted Jul 5th 2010 5:34AM]

Kim Kardashian's new boyfriend?